Developments in Russian Politics 7

Developments in Russian Politics 7

by Richard Sakwa (Editor), Stephen White (Author), Henry E. Hale (Editor), Professor Stephen White (Editor)

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Taking as its starting point the elections of 2000 and 2004, this edition brings together a tightly-edited set of specially-commissioned chapters by leading experts to provide a broad-ranging assessment of Russian politics under Putin.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 7th Edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 23 Nov 2009

ISBN 10: 0230224490
ISBN 13: 9780230224490
Book Overview: ALFRED B. EVANS, JR. is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at California State University, Fresno, USA HENRY E. HALE is Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, USA PHILIP HANSON is an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London, UK MARGOT LIGHT is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK GILLIAN MCCORMACK earned her PhD in Communications at Glasgow Caledonian University. She is currently based in Brussels, coordinating the training of experts for EU election observation missions MICHAEL McFAUL is Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Russia and Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia at the US National Security Council NICK MANNING is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at University of Nottingham, UK JANNIFER G. MATHERS is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK SARAH OATES is Professor of Political Communication in the Politics Department at the University of Glasgow, UK THOMAS F. REMINGTON is Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science at Emory University, USA CAMERON ROSS is a Reader in Politics in the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Dundee, UK RICHARD SAKWA is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent at Canterbury and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House., UK DARRELL SLIDER is Professor of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida in Tampa, USA GORDON B. SMITH is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies at the University of South Carolina, USA KATHRYN STONER-WEISS is Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar at CDDRL, Stanford University, USA STEPHEN WHITE is James Bryce Professor of Politics and a Senior Research Associate of the School of Slavonic, Central and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK and also holds visiting appointments at the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow and the School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center JOHN P. WILLERTON is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

Media Reviews
'Superbly researched and exceedingly well written... this is a very timely and useful collection suitable for beginners and advanced scholars... a must-have for all those interested in modern Russia; overall an excellent book.' - Diana Digol, Europe-Asia Studies Reviews of previous editions: '[Like] its predecessors, provides a clear and up-to-date overview of the politics of Russia... This is a very fine collection... The chapters in this book manage to convey the complexity and uncertainty of the current situation in Russia, but in a reasonably illuminating way.'- Mike Bowker, Democratization '[A]dmirably accessible... a must-have for all those interested in contemporary Russia... Each of the book's...chapters provides a treasure trove of current data.'- John Murray, Political Studies
Author Bio
STEPHEN WHITE is James Bryce Professor of Politics and a Senior Research Associate of the School of Slavonic, Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow, UK. He also holds visiting appointments at the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow and the John Hopkins University Bologna Center. RICHARD SAKWA is Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK and an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. HENRY E. HALE is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.